We will experience many kinds of initiations in our lives, and if you are a person in recovery working the Twelve Steps will be one of the most powerful ones you can experience. I wrote a new post about this … Continue reading →

I neglected to tell you about a post I wrote on addicts and our relationship to pleasure. Paganism is often celebrated as a container in which members are invited to embrace pleasure in a way that is not permitted in … Continue reading →

I have a friend who gives her years titles in order to direct her work for the year, and I invited the Universe to send me a similar direction. Pretty quickly, it sent back the word “Deepen”. Okay, I thought, … Continue reading →

Made the decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” Step Three of Alcoholics Anonymous “We now honor our connection with the divine, as we understand it, and we accept … Continue reading →

Step Two- We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity The First Step leaves us in a terrible position. We are utterly beyond human assistance. Our lives are unmanageable no matter what we … Continue reading →

Things have been quiet around here but it hasn’t been for a lack of action and development in my spiritual program. Since the last time I wrote I have been to no less than four magical workshops. Two were full … Continue reading →

Who is the 12 Step Witch?

I started casting circles and working nature magic at age 12. After practicing solitary for many years, I recently began working in the Reclaiming tradition.
I began my journey to sobriety 10 years ago, and have been clean and sober for 7 years. I have a sponsor, sponsor other women, and have a homegroup (two, actually!)
I do not speak for 12 step programs. This is my experience only. I blog anonymously out of respect for the anonymity tradition of 12 Step programs.